Timeline for Are polarizers effective against reflections from glass?
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| Dec 14, 2020 at 16:24 | comment | added | Solomon Slow | D'Oh! Forgot that it was dependent on index of refraction. | |
| Dec 14, 2020 at 14:44 | comment | added | user95069 | @SolomonSlow It's 53° for air/water. The situation in the question was air/window glass for which it is 56°. Basically the exact value depends on the exact media in question, and metallic surfaces don't polarise. So you can use a polariser to remove the "ghost reflection" from a typical glass/metal mirror while retaining the "good" reflection. | |
| Dec 14, 2020 at 14:23 | vote | accept | Delta Oscar Uniform | ||
| Dec 14, 2020 at 14:13 | comment | added | Solomon Slow | Brewster's angle—approximately 53 degrees from head-on. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster%27s_angle | |
| Dec 13, 2020 at 14:20 | history | answered | user95069 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |